Diabetes Flashcards
1
Q
what is diabetes?
A
- An illnesses when blood glucose levels are no controlled
2
Q
what is hyperglycaenia?
A
- dangerously high blood glucose concentration
3
Q
what is hypoglycanemia?
A
- dangerously low blood glucose concentration
4
Q
what is the cause of type 1 diabetes?
A
- immune system kill beta cells in the islets of Langerhans
- they cannot produce insulin
5
Q
what is the cause of type 2 diabetes?
A
- obesity
- lack of exercise
- poor diet
- beta cells do not respond to insulin
- liver and muscle cells stop responding to the insulin
6
Q
what age group is common for type 1 diabetes?
A
- children and young adults
7
Q
what age group is common for type 2 diabetes?
A
- adults and elderly
8
Q
what is the effect on blood glucose for type 1 diabetes?
A
- rise after eating carbs
(hyperglucaenmia) - stays high ->kidneys -> cannot remove all the glucose from urine
9
Q
what is the effect on blood glucose for type2 diabetes?
A
- rise after eating carbohydrates
- hyperglycanenmia
